Deposits

When we're asked to do work on certain dates we usually ask for a 20%
deposit to be paid in advance. Last minute
bookings, and some expensive jobs may require a higher deposit.

Deposits go towards preparatory work that must be done ahead of time,
pre-production expenses, and provides some compensation for subsequently
cancelled bookings. Cancelled bookings cause two losses; the
original job plus any other jobs that we had to reject for the same
date. Once we're booked to take on a job, we don't take on any
other conflicting work for the same date.